Luggage carrier



July 21, 1925.

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WILLIAM F. HOFFOBD, O15 MIDQC, NDIANA.

LUGGAGE CARRIER.

Application filed May 7,

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, WILLIAM F. Honronn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Modo'c, in the county of Randolph and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Luggage Carriers; and Ihereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the `accompanying drawings, which formpart of the specification. i

My invention relates to luggage Vcarriers adapted to be applied torunning boards of automobiles.

The object of my invention is` to provide a carrier of this type adaptedfor general use in carrying various bulky articles such as trunks,barrels, bags, fuel cans and the like, having a greater width than theordinary running board.v It isalso my object to provide a luggagecarrier adapted for conversion into a single bed.

'y It is also my object to provide a pair of luggage carriers one foreach running1 board the posts of which are interchangeable andcomplementary in forming from the two carriers a double bed or table.

In carrying out my invention l provide a luggage carrier adapted for oneor both running boards being vinterchangeable and adapted forcombinations to meet various demands embracing among other advantagesthe following:

Attached t0 the under side of the running board without obstructing thetread or upper side of the board.

Readily. unfolded from the under side of said board by merely looseningand tightening nuts.

So adapted that when unfolded the carrier will position itself on alevel with the running board.

Readily set up in position and adapted to automatically adjust the widthof the carrierto accommodate thesize and quantity of articles to becarried and to exert a lateral .flexible pressure and thus preventdisloc gment of said articles from vibration or joltin Adapted forlengthwise extension as a luggage carrier. Also for such extensionnecessary to lengthen the carrier for` single or double beds, and alsoadapted to combine the two carriers and attach them to one runnin boardto form a double bed.

y carrier is .also adapted by combining Serial No. 637,172.

the two carriers and attaching the parts to one of the running boards toform a table elevated above thellevel of said board.

Referring to the-drawings Fig. 1 shows my .device horizontally disposedto form a bed.

F ig. 2 represents my device forming a table.

3 is my device extended to widen the running board of an automobile forthe purpose of carrying baggage.

Fig. it denotes my device close to the running board of an automobileand the dotted lines show how it may be folded under the runningboard'when not in use.

Fig. 5 shows a modification of my device disposed in a horizontalposition similar to Fig. 1. i

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the modification shown in Fig. 5.

. lFig. is a vertical cross-section of my cylinder, pipe, tube, or likereceptacle showing how my plunger-piston is held in place by a spring ortension member.

Fig. 8 is a portion of my adjustable post member showing the raised`engagement members.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 1 represents the body of anautomobile, 2 the conventional running board, Sthe mud guard, 4l awheel. Under the running board 2 is securely attached a cylinder, pipe,tube, or like receptacle denoted by 5 having a hole 6 for the passage ofa bolt or the like, at one extremity and a covering cap 7 covering theinner end. This cylinder, pipe, tube Orlike receptacle 5 is held to saidrunning board 2 by means of retaining members 8 attached to the runningboard 2 by means of bolts or rivets 9 or by other conventional means.The plunger-piston 10 is provided at its outer end with verticallydisposed tooth member 11 having therethrough a vertically disposed slot12 adapted for the reception of a bolt or the like. The inner end of theplungerpiston 10 is provided with an opening to re ceive the end of aspring or tension member 13. This plunger-piston 10 has alsoa hole 14adapted to register with the hole 6 in the cylinder, pipe, tube or likereceptacle which is denoted by 5. 4Through. these holes 14 and G, a pinP, may be inserted when it is desired to secure the plungenpiston 10 inan extended position. To the inner end of the spring, or tension member13 is a retaining member such as an eye bolt denoted by ico L fi

15. This retaining member passes through cap 7 and has thereon a wingnut 16 'for the purpose of regulating the tension of tlie spring ortension member 13. It will be noted that this wing nut 16 may be removedwhen it is desired to remove the plungerpiston 10 for the purpose oftaking the baggage carrier of one running board and attaching it to thebaggage carrier on the other runningboaid as shown inFigs. `1, 2, andmodifications 5 and 6.

My adjustable post 17 yis provided with longitudinal raised `engagementribs 18 adapted to lit between the teeth of member 11. In the center rib.is a bolt hole 19 through which passes a bolt 2O provided with a wingnut. 21. Itwill be noted that the ribs 18 engage the toothed member 11in two principal positions namely, vertical, and horizontal asshown bythe drawings. It is alsosliown particularly in Fig. 4 how the adjustablepostf17 may be swung under the runninglboard 2 wlienvnot in use. Theadvantage 'of theslot 12 is apparent in that it is n otnecessarytoentirely remove wing nut 21 in order to adjust and position theadjustable-post 17.

To each adjustable post 17 is attached a cylinder, .,pipe, tube y'orylike receptacle 18 similar to .the cylinder, pipe, `tube Aor likereceptacle denoted by 5 l.but `shorter in length, there being no needtor a spring or tension memberA therein.

The cylinder, pipe,tube or like receptacle 18 is shown attached to theadjustable post v17 by means of aclevisand.foreloclrs v19.

Aplurality of` adjustable posts 17 on .each

vruiming board are connected by slats .22

Aforming a barrier therebetween. At the .lower or innerend oftheadjustable :posts 17 is a hinged locking member Q3. This `locking,member23 .is shown in my drawings as a `bar ofmetalbeing hinged .at one .rendand having a bend or offset, denotedrat .Q5 `at the other ,end is hingedto the post.

This offset 25 loclsthe member 23 .in the position shown inFig. 2, theotfsetf hitting snugly against its adjacent slat22 torms a rictionalengagement therebetween; .when other lforms of barricadeare used as abai'- .rier, v similar frictional engagementsare .pro-

vided for ;A the odset 25, also per-forms a locking .function 'by*holding ,adjacent .post 17 -awayftrom.the'running board 2 as showninFigs. 1 .and3. In the last nainedgpositions it resists the tensionexerted by the eX- tension ot .the spring or tension member 13.

-lVhen not in use the member 23 may be .fastenedto .post '17 by means ofscrew R.

.Thesedocling membersQS .on the same side Yofthe `car are connected=by aplurality of .slats 24.

'-.Tofform a table as shown inFig. 2 remove the .carrier .from .one sideof the car and adjust plunger pistons 10 at right angles to theiradjacent posts 17 and then insert pistons 10 into the receptacles 1S ofthe posts 17 on the other side of the car.

It is apparent that the slats 24- and the members 3 to ni an auxiliaryruiming board as shown in Fig. 3.

n the modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6 this locking' member 23 issubstituted by a sliding member 2G having slats Q7, Conventional jacksor horses 28 are shown in Figs. 1 and 5.

The advantage of the spring or tension member becomes of specialimportance when it is desired to carry luggage too wide for the runningboard and not suiiieiently wide to necessitate the lowering ot thehinged lockingmember 23.

The simplicity of my device and the various adaptable features are wellshown by the drawings.

Claims:

1. A luggage carrier adapted `tor a running board, comprising anextension slidably mounted to said board, posts hiiigedly mounted onsaid extensions and an auxiliary ruiming board hiiigedly mounted on saidposts ,and adapted to be interposed between said ruiming board and saidposts in one position and told against saidposts in another position.

2. A luggage carrier adapted for a running board, comprising anextension `slidably mounted to said board,.posts hingedly mounted on.said .extensions and an auxiliary ruiming board liingedly mountedonsaid posts and adapted to be interposed between said ruiming board andsaid posts in ,one position and 'told' against said posts iny anotherpositioinsaid postsv carrying said auxiliaryrunning board being adaptedto told under said running board.

3. A. luggage carrier for the ruiming .board of yan automobilecomprising a Aplurality of receptacles adapted for attachment to saidboard,.a plungerinounted in each .receatacle a Jost eno'affinG' .eachlunOer ,D t! C C 7 locking members hingedly connected to said .postsandiadapted to. adjust said posts rela- :tive tothe runninO` boardandineans conning board, comprising an extension resiliently connectedto said board, posts'lningecllyV tion of two carriers each adapted to beatl0 taohed to a running board and also adapted to eo-act to forni anextension for one running board and jacks adapted to support saidextension.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 15 my own, I aix mysignature.

VILLIAM F. HOFFORD.

